THANKFUL MONTH....Day Eighteen

 This will be short again today. 

Today there five are wacky/weird holidays to celebrate.   I plan to enjoy apple cider brew as I wear my tiara.  I decided to do my acrostic on celebrating all five wacky holidays today. (See Verse for holidays). 

I do have a tiara and I’ve worn it proudly for many occasions like my birthday for example.  I think I did wear it last November 18th too.  In these days of trying to social distance and be safe, we all need to do something fun to unwind.  One reason to celebrate the wacky weird holidays. 

I’m surprised to learn Mickey Mouse is 92 years old today.   Wow! He looks good for his age.  

I am surprised about the push button telephone and when it came out.  I remember the old rotary dial for sure.  Make a mistake dialing and you start all over.  

Today I am thankful for free speech.  It allows us to voice our opinions.  It gives me the chance to write these ‘ramblings’ also. 

We should never take our freedoms for granted; be thankful we can speak our mind. 

It’s HUMP day!  

Until tomorrow....hope you all have a great day and as always Stay Safe.  Wear that tiara proudly. 

********************************************

       THANKFUL REFLECTIONS Day 18

I am thankful to have free speech to say how I feel on certain issues.  I can voice my opinion; each of us have that right.   We all should be thankful to do so. 

********************************************

             CHEERS TO ALL FIVE 

             © Scottie-ann Murphy

(For National Vichyssoise Day, National 

      Apple Cider Day, National Princess Day, 

       Mickey Mouse Day Birthday and Push 

       Button Phone Day) 

      THIS IS MY TO DO LIST TODAY......

Celebrating all five of the wacky holidays 

         today 

Happy Birthday to Mickey Mouse, 92 years 

        old 

Expect I’ll wear my Mickey gear; socks, shirt 

        and jewelry

Enjoying later a tasty bowl of vichyssoise 

        with crusty bread

Replacing my hat with a tiara when I head 

        out to do errands 

Sometimes you need to remind the world 

        you’re  a princess 👸

Two phones calls will be made on my push 

            button landline 

Of course it’s a retro pink princess phone 

After phone calls and errands are complete 

        time to relax 

Looking forward to a cold glass of apple 

        cider brew 

Like mine best with a shot of cinnamon 

         whiskey  

     

Five weird holidays today, all are unique

It is going to be a day of fun, food and 

      drinks 

Very often will I celebrate more than one 

      wacky holiday

Exceptions happen! True fact! True fact!

  

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Seventeen

 

Technology has made our lives easier.  We carry with us a cell phone that we have apps that we can pay bills from; email to receive bills; texting as opposed to lettering writing. 

We reply so much on our electronic devices, myself included.  I am thankful I can make a call from anyplace; send message from anyplace; check my email on the go and read a book and newspaper online. 

Now with that being said, it seems I’m contradicting myself with today’s weird holiday which is ELECTRONIC GREETING CARD Day.  I wrote my acrostic today as  WEIRD HOLIDAYS; focusing on the wacky  holiday of electronic greetings.  I love to pick out cards and send as well as receive, but in these pandemic days, I’ve been doing e-cards.  An e-card gets there quicker but it looses something in the long run. The pleasure of receiving a greeting that the sender took time to write out, stamp and mail.  Of course I’ve gone the extra mile in my electronic greetings and made my own greeting with personal messages; but that doesn’t take away from the fact the card was thought out while searching through them at a card shop.  

Think about which you rather receive and send. 

Until tomorrow....have a nice day and as always Stay Safe.  

********************************************

        THANKFUL REFLECTIONS DAY 17

Today I am thankful for TECHNOLOGY. 

Technology has made our life easier these days.

********************************************

                  WEIRD HOLIDAYS

              © Scottie-ann Murphy

 (For ELECTRONIC GREETING CARD DAY)

Weird/wacky holidays there’s always a few 

     daily to celebrate 

Electric greeting card or E-card being 

     celebrated today 

It seems that in today’s society things have 

      changed 

Rarely do many send a thought out card by          

     mail anymore 

Days now it’s a text greeting or e-card to the 

        email inbox 

How technology has changed our lives over       

      the years 

Of course it’s a fact high tech has made life 

      easier

Lest forgetting the thoughtfulness  of 

      picking out the perfect greeting card 

Indeed to send an e-card convenient and 

    takes no time 

      

Doing so, the recipient receives the greeting  

     immediately 

As opposed to two or three days going 

     through the postal service 

Yet I’d rather send and receive cards 

      delivered by the mailman 

 Still I’m guilty of sending electronic 

    greetings on occasion 

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Sixten

 

Short, short read today. 

It’s Monday and a new week begins. Today is National Fast Food Day and two days to celebrate Teddy Bears. First it’s TEDDY BEAR Day and secondly it’s HAVE a PARTY WITH YOUR BEAR Day.  

As it’s fast food day, first and foremost it’s not just places with drive-thru I feel you get quick food but a lot of sit down chains and your bars and pubs have quick food.  Pizza places to me also are fast foods.  

My thankful today is for people who are understanding. These people can understand when you are under the weather, down in the dumps or just not in the mood to be social.  I thank them for not digging into my affairs and wait until I explain to them. 

Until tomorrow....have a nice Monday and as always Stay Safe. 

********************************************

 THANKFUL REFLECTIONS Day 16

Today I am thankful for understanding people.  Those who never seem to judge you. They understand if you are not yourself at times. People like this are few and far in between.  

********************************************

🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸   

              TEDDY BEAR LISTENS

               © Scottie-ann Murphy 

             (For TEDDY BEAR Day)

There he sits on the bed 

Everyday it’s the same routine 

Does he ever think of days gone by

Days enjoying having our tea parties 

Yesterdays of both our youth, now 

      memories 

Baxter Bear, my constant childhood pal 

Every secret I whispered in his ear 

And he heard all my hopes and dreams

Rambling on for hours he’d quietly listened

Darkest days he saw me through

And with me in times of joy

Year after year my teddy bear is always 

        there 

🍟🍔🌭🍕🌮🍟🍔🌭🍕🌮🍟🍔🌭🍕🌮

                FAST FOOD 

           © Scottie-ann Murphy

           (For FAST FOOD Day)

French fries sprinkled with malt vinegar 

And onion rings with a Cajun ranch dip

Sweet potato fries with powder sugar

The things we shouldn’t eat, but do 

Fast foods ordered for on the go 

Of course a taco or burrito must be 

        included 

Or how about bacon cheeseburger or 

      chicken nuggets 

Doesn’t matter where you go, it’s all quick      

   and fast prepared

Does anyone eat out leisurely anymore?

And does anyone cook at home?

Yet we all get our fast food craving now and then 

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Fifteen

 

It’s Sunday! Today’s thankful is for weekends.  Weekends during fall is college football for me; so I’m thankful at the moment. 

I LOVE WRITING DAY is one of the wacky/weird holidays for today and another is AMERICA RECYCLES DAY. 

I did two acrostic deflecting the five R’s of recycling. There are a few articles on the web that give seven R’s, but this past Earth Day I’ve gone with five.  I am one who does my part in the area of reducing trash by working hard on having a plan at home.  It’s odd that this day does not come in April during Earth Day.  

The acrostic on writing day reflects on how I 

feel about the subject.  I like using pen and paper, but it does depend on what I have close at the moment.  I do carry a small journal book to jot my thoughts in at times. I’ve composed many a piece while sitting having a glass of wine at a bar or coffee at the coffee shop.   I do indeed escape to scrawling when I need to tune out the world.

In case your interested today is also NATIONAL BUNDT DAY and NATIONAL RAISIN BRAN DAY.  

Until tomorrow....have a blessed Sunday and as always Stay Safe. 

********************************************

      THANKFUL REFLECTIONS Day 15

 Weekends hurray for weekends; it was a thankful for me when I worked.  I needed the weekend back then to recharge for the next week. Now it’s like all days mesh into one. Yet I’m certain there are many thankful for the weekends.  

********************************************

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

                THE ART of RECYCLING

                © Scottie-a Ann Murphy

          (For America Recycles Day)

Reuse any items whenever it is possible

Especially important to RETHINK before 

      ridding of anything 

Can you REPURPOSE something for    

       another use?

You should first try to make a REPAIR on 

     objects before buying new

Conserve energy, REDUCE your daily      

      usage 

Lessen your throwaway goods such as     

     plastics and paper 

Every little bit helps in the Five R’s of 

         RECYCLING 

  🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴

                  DAILY ROUTINE 

                © Scottie-ann Murphy

         (For America Recycles Day) 

Reuse, repurposed, reduce, rethink and 

    repair 

Each of us must do our part to help the 

    planet

Cans  bottles, plastics, cardboard do not put 

     in the trash

You can make a difference by having a 

     household plan 

Conserve energy whenever possible at 

    home, walk wherever possible 

Learn and educate yourself on the five R’s 

      of recycling 

Everyday is a recycling day, make it a part of        

       your routine 

🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊🖊

             I LOVE WRITING DAY

           © Scottie-ann Murphy

I love to write, it’s my escape from the world

Letting my ideas come to life on paper

Or in a journal, even at times on a word 

          document 

Very often it depends what is close at hand 

Everyday I scrawl whatever comes to my 

      mind

Writing with a pen instead of typing, I rather 

       do

Realizing the pen can flow quicker on paper,

     it smoothly glides

It may possibly be the words not make any 

      sense at the moment 

They can later be rearranged into coherent       

        sentences 

Ideas emerging from my imagination 

        authored on paper 

 Nothing better than the feel of the writing     

     instrument in the hand

Giving a choice, paper and pen wins over 

      typing a first draft 

Days I’ve lost comprising the art of the 

    written word many 

And days of falling victim to writer’s block 

         equally the same 

Yet I write on, Happy I Love Writing Day

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Fourteen

 

It’s Saturday, let the weekend begin. Today I am thankful to have books and more books.

I enjoy reading.  I’ve always have.  I’d rather read at times then watch tv.  In books I get caught up in the story line of what actions  

are taking place. In a series I’m like a good friend of the character waiting to see what’s happening next in their life.  

Today’s acrostics deal with it being PICKLE Day. I’m a fan of pickles. I do not care if they are sweet or sour; garlicky or have a tang to them.  I enjoy them all.  I do like a pickle with my Bloody Mary whether it be dill or a Gerkin.  As for pickle martini a nice baby dill goes best I think. 

Today’s also NATIONAL AMERICAN TEDDY BEAR DAY.  I wrote a piece that popped into my head after I set my teddy bear on the bed this morning. It’s not an acrostic but a whimsical composed item.  

The final piece was a request from the individual who put out the monthly acrostic challenge. As one of the others in the challenge is getting married today.  Terry asked about doing an acrostic for them using a word such as wedding, marriage or the couples name. I used NUPTIALS.  

I thought about what one says to a couple on their wedding day and I recall few I had composed before. It was indeed a challenge to convey my thoughts in this piece; I only know him through being Facebook friends. 

Until tomorrow....have a pickle today; hug your teddy Bear; and as always Stay Safe. 

********************************************

       THANKFUL REFLECTIONS DAY 14

Books, books and more books; never enough for me.  Today I am thankful to have books to read. I am thankful to have my choice of what I want to read.  

********************************************

🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆

                      PICKLES I

             © Scottie-ann Murphy

               (For Pickle Day)

Pickles can be sour or sweet

It depends on which you prefer

Cucumbers fermented in brine

Know I have no specific favorite 

Let me have extra with my sandwich

Especially a good dill chip with a burger 

Still I’ll take any type, they’re all good 

🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆

                     PICKLE I 

              © Scottie-ann Murphy

                 (For Pickle Day)

Pickles aren’t just a sandwich side 

Inasmuch they can be a beverage garnish

Can consume pickles with any meal  

Knowingly I enjoy them in my drink 

Like a dill in a martini, Gerkin in Bloody Mary

Essentially it’s a snack in my cocktail 

🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸 🧸

                 TEDDY GUARDS

             © Scottie-ann Murphy

      (For American Teddy Bear Day)

Teddy Bear wears a red, white and blue 

    ribbon around his neck

In a few days he’ll wear a brown and yellow 

     to celebrate Thanksgiving 

The neckwear changes with the season and 

      holiday 

Never does he complain as he sits

    on my bed during the day 

Watching all that happens in my bedroom

      when I’m not there 

What does he see? Anything?

He’s the guard upon my bed never leaving 

    his post till night

Only then does he rest until the morn 

Fluffy only wishes he’d leave 

He ignores her hisses and meows 

 Teddy has an important duty

Keeping the cat from laying on my pillow  

🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

                       NUPTIALS 

               © Scottie-ann Murphy

(For BERT and BRENDA On Their 

     Wedding Day)

 

Now you will be pronounced husband and 

     wife

United together always for the rest of your 

        life 

Place your faith and hope in the hands of 

      the Lord above 

Trust in him to see you through times of 

       gladness and sorrow 

Inasmuch the Lord will be there during the  

      stormy days 

And walk along by your side on the rocky 

        roads 

Let this journey you take today be filled    

       with happiness 

Saturday, November 14, 2020, Bert and 

       Brenda are wed 

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Thirteen

 

*******************************************

        THANKFUL REFLECTIONS Day 13

Holidays are what I’m thankful today.  It’s a day to celebrate with family and at times friends.  November gives us Veterans Day which past and Thanksgiving which will be coming up. I like the thought of people gathering for celebrations; even in these uncertain pandemic times.  

********************************************

It’s Friday and the date is the thirteenth. People are superstitious and this day made me think what to do the acrostic about, so it became thirteen.  Superstitions are part of our lives. They are unknown fears often irrational.  Now the black cat one gets me.  I adore black cats as well as all white fluffy ones. As a kid we had the one about stepping on a crack.  Quite interesting was that as well as the open umbrella inside.  I still do the spilled salt one though.

Dominoes was something I never got into all that much until the Triominoes game came out.  My first husband and I enjoyed playing that game with his mother and others.   We had game nights at her house playing cards or whatever game was on hand. Families don’t tend to play games anymore it seems.  Hand held devices or the computer take away the fun of competition.  

Sitting around the table playing a board games or card games with family and friends brings everyone close together.  

I did enjoy certain board games; for some reason Monopoly was never my favorite though.  

Until tomorrow....have a great day and as always Stay Safe. 

⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

                     THIRTEENTH 

                 © Scottie-ann Murphy

           (For Friday the Thirteenth)

Take heed world today is Friday the 

    thirteenth

Hope you are staying calm not panicking 

It’s just another Friday and day of the month 

Remember superstitions are only notions 

They are an irrational fear of the unknown

Everyone has heard about breaking a mirror 

Even about a black cat crossing your path  

Not to forget opening an umbrella indoors

Thirteen is lucky when it’s a bakers dozen

Having received an extra donut not unlucky 

     in my book 

⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

                 DOMINO DAY

          © Scottie-ann Murphy 

             (For Domino Day) 

Dominoes a fun family game to play

Only I rather play a round of Triominoes 

My reason I’d usually win most of the time 

It was enjoyable to have game nights 

No we all play alone on our devices 

Oh how the times have changed 

Don’t know where game night has gone

And why no one gets together for       

      competition 

Yet here I am ready for a game of FreeCell 

THANKFUL MONTH....Day Twelve

 

Another rather short read today. 

My thankful today is for religious freedom.  I don’t preach to others on how they should worship so enough said. 

The wacky/weird holidays I found were not of any fun interest so I used two of the monthly ones in my daily countdown. I did quick acrostics on them. 

As for being Chicken Soup for the Soul day, I composed the acrostic about chicken soup. To me, this has always been a very comforting meal; with crackers crumbled in the bowl or eating crusty bread with butter.  It’s chicken soup I turn to when I have the blahs. In fact I can eat soup any time of the year or for most any meal. 

I used the word novel and memoir for the other acrostic.  I tried my hand at a novel. Someplace I must have the notes or rough draft.  I’d rather stick to vignettes, flash fiction and poetry. 

As for my memoir, I’ve done few stories I have completed; but gave up as it was depressing me. 

Until tomorrow....have a great day and as always Stay Safe. 

*******************************************

      THANKFUL REFLECTIONS Day 12

  Today I am thankful for RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.  We each should be able to worship in our own way.  I have my beliefs that of course with which I grew up. One thing I don’t believe is for others to push their beliefs on another.  We all need to worship and prayer in our own manner 

********************************************

              COMFORT IN a BOWL

              © Scottie-ann Murphy

    (For Chicken Soup For the Soul Day)

Chicken soup is sometimes called Jewish 

                Penicillin 

How it got that name, something I don’t 

           know 

It is a wonderful comfort food any time of      

            the year 

Chunky chicken pieces, carrots, celery and  

     either noodles, rice or pasta

Keeps the blahs intact on a cold wintery day

Either at lunch, dinner or pick-me up, even 

     had it at breakfast

Needless to say, chicken soup seems to 

     soothe my stress

Soup, especially chicken, cures all your     

      ailments 

Often I’ll crumble saltine crackers in my 

    soup or have crusty bread 

Understandably it’s chicken soup that 

     nourishes the soul

Perhaps today will be a chicken soup day 

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

                   MY MEMOIR 

             © Scottie-ann Murphy

       (For Memoir Writing Month)

My memoir would be quite boring 

Except my youth, which might be interesting 

Many strange events happened by age 

        eighteen

Only no one would believe me, I’m sure 

I had a difficult life from birth to young 

        adult 

Remembering those times quite 

         depressing, I rather forget 

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

               NOVEL NEVER

            © Scottie-ann Murphy

          (For Novel Writing Month)

Novel writing, I’ve tried, time and again 

Of course one needs discipline to do so

Various times I’ve began a novel, gave up 

Each writer has their knack it would seem 

Let me compose free verse and flash fiction